As the world responds to the continued spread of COVID-19, mathematical models are providing vital insights into the nature of the outbreak.
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Coronavirus while pregnant or giving birth: Here’s what you need to know
Having a baby is stressful enough without a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and all the associated misinformation.
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The potential of lucid dreaming and virtual reality to treat combat-related PTSD
In recent years, experts in the field of transcultural psychiatry have been trying to identify alternative approaches for treating mental health disorders that could enhance traditional Western psychotherapeutic practices. One of these alternative techniques is lucid dreaming, which entails teaching individuals to become aware that they are dreaming and potentially gain control over a dream’s narrative.
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Babies’ love of baby talk is universal, study finds
Babies love baby talk all over the world, says Michael Frank, the Stanford psychologist behind the largest study to date looking at how infants from across the world respond to the different ways adults speak.
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Stringent alcohol policies could protect against low-alcohol crash deaths
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, found that motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with blood alcohol concentrations below the legal limit of 0.08 percent accounted for 15 percent of alcohol-involved crash deaths in the United States.
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New, rubber-like material could act as replacement for human tissue
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures.
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Former federal virus hunter says U.S. needs to act before new germs ‘kick your door in’
When the federal government decided to investigate the threat viruses in animals posed to humans, Dennis Carroll helped lead the charge.
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Kids get mild COVID-19 symptoms, but chance of transmission high: study
A new Chinese study of coronavirus infection in kids could bring comfort to American parents—and highlight the wisdom of at least temporarily closing schools.
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In creating a coronavirus vaccine, researchers prepare for future
As the number of novel coronavirus infections rises daily across the globe, strategies for developing a safe and effective vaccine are rapidly moving forward.
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Personalized blood biopsies may provide signal of cancer recurrence
Personalized blood biopsies, which scan patient blood samples for genetic traces of cancer, could potentially provide an earlier warning of metastatic cancer before it is picked up through standard monitoring.
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